Word | Language | Translations | Name Groups |
adal | Old High German | the noble, honorable | Adalbero, Adela, Adelbrand, Adelgis/Adalgisa, Adelgunde, Adelhard/Abelarda, Adelheid, Adelhelm/Adelhelma, Adelinde, Adolar, Adolf/Adolfa, Albert/Alberta, Aldo/Alda/Aldona, Alfons/Alfonsa, Alida/Alido, Almut, Alram, Alrun, Altmann, Alwin/Alwine, Edelgard, Edeltraud, Edla, Elmer/Elma |
al | Old High German | very, most | Alois/Aloisia |
alf | Old High German | the elf | Alberich, Elfrun, Elva, Oliver |
alt | Old High German | old | Elric |
angil | Old High German | | Engel, Engelbert, Engla |
angul | Old High German | the angle | Engelbert, Engla |
ans | Old High German | the Ass (a Germanic/Norse god (pl. Aesir)) | Anselm/Anselma, Asgard, Oswald |
arn | Old High German | the eagle | Arda, Arlette, Arnfried, Arnhild, Arnold/Arnolda, Arnulf, Ehrentraud |
aro | Old High German | the eagle | Adolar, Arwin |
ask | Old High German | the ash spear (spear made from the wood of the ash tree) | Aschwin |
bald | Old High German | bold, brave | Archibald, Baldur, Baldwin, Kunibald, Leopold/Leopoldine, Siegbald, Theobald, Ubaldo/Ubalda, Willibald, Wunibald |
beraht | Old High German | bright | Albert/Alberta, Belinda, Bert/Berta, Berthild, Berthold, Berti, Bertille, Bertrad/Bertrada, Bertram, Bertrand, Bodobert, Dagobert, Eckbert, Engelbert, Filibert/Filiberta, Friedbert, Gilbert/Gilberta, Guntbert, Hartbert, Herbert, Hubert/Huberta, Humbert, Ingbert, Isenbert, Kunibert, Lambert/Lamberta, Mombert, Norbert, Rembert, Rigoberto, Robert/Roberta, Siegbert, Volkbert, Wigbert/Wigberta, Willibert |
bero | Old High German | the bear | Adalbero, Bernard/Bernharde, Bernfried, Bernger, Bernward |
bert | Old High German | famous | |
blanc | Old High German | white, bright, beautiful | Blanche |
blikken | Old High German | to shine | Bliktrud |
boto | Old High German | the messenger | Bodo, Bodobert |
brant | Old High German | the burning, the sword | Adelbrand, Braulio, Hadebrand, Hildebrand, Isebrand |
brun | Old High German | brown | Bruno/Bruna |
brunni | Old High German | | Brunhilde |
burg | Old High German | the castle | Burghild, Burglinde, Burkhard, Gerburg, Heilburg, Hildburg, Notburga, Walpurga, Wigburg, Wilburg |
chlod | Old High German | famous | |
degan | Old High German | the warrior | Degenhard |
diot | Old High German | the people | Detlev, Diemut, Dieter, Dietgard, Dietger, Diethard, Diethild, Dietlinde, Dietmar/Diomira, Dietrich, Dieuwe/Dieuwke, Tabe, Theobald, Thijmen, Thilo |
dokein | Old High German | to seem | Evdokia |
ebenos | Old High German | the ebony (the wood of the ebony tree) | Ebony |
ebur | Old High German | the boar (a male pig) | Ebbo/Ebba, Everard/Everarda, Jurre |
eg | Old High German | the sword, the edge | |
ekka | Old High German | the point, the edge | Eckbert, Eckhard, Egmont, Egon, Eike/Eike |
era | Old High German | the honor, the respect | Erfried, Erhard |
erchan | Old High German | genuine | Archibald |
ernst | Old High German | the seriousness, the earnest, the eagerness | Ernest/Ernesta |
ewa | Old High German | | Ewald |
falko | Old High German | the falcon | Falko |
faran | Old High German | to fare, to travel | Farald, Veerle |
filu | Old High German | | Filibert/Filiberta |
folc | Old High German | the folk, the war band | Folke, Volkbert, Volker, Volkhard, Volkmar |
franko | Old High German | the Frank (a member of the Germanic tribe of the Franks) | Frank/Franka, Lanfrank |
fridu | Old High German | the peace, the protection, the safety | Arnfried, Bernfried, Delfred, Ehrenfried, Erfried, Fedde, Fenja, Frederick/Frederika, Frieda, Friedbert, Friedegund, Friedemann, Friedger, Friedhelm, Friedwart, Gerfried, Godfrey, Hunfried, Ingfried, Manfred, Ottfried, Siegfried, Walfried, Wilfried/Wilfriede, Winfried |
friso | Old High German | the Frisian | Friso |
frouwa | Old High German | | Frauke |
funs | Old High German | ready | Alfons/Alfonsa |
ganc | Old High German | the going, the course | Gangolf, Wolfgang |
gard | Old High German | the fence, the enclosure, the protection | Asgard, Dietgard, Edelgard, Heilgard, Helmgard, Hildegard, Irmgard, Liebgard, Luitgard, Norgard, Reingard, Vegard, Wendelgard |
gast | Old High German | the guest, the stranger | Gaston |
geba | Old High German | | Gebhard |
gelt | Old High German | | Gildo/Gilda |
ger | Old High German | the spear | Bernger, Dietger, Friedger, Gary, Gerald/Geraldine, Gerard/Gerharde, Gerburg, Gerfried, Gerhild, Gerlach, Gerlinde, Gernot, Gerolf, Gertrud, Gervaise/Gervaise, Gerwig, Gerwin/Gerwine, Hilger, Ledger, Ludger/Ludgera, Major, Notker, Roger |
gisal | Old High German | the pledge, the hostage | Adelgis/Adalgisa, Gilbert/Gilberta, Gisela, Giselher, Gismondo |
gold | Old High German | the gold | Manegold |
got | Old High German | God | Goda, Godfrey, Gotlinde, Gotthard, Gottlieb/Godelieve, Gottschalk |
grim | Old High German | grim | Grimwald |
grima | Old High German | the mask, the helmet | Kriemhild |
gund | Old High German | the fight | Adelgunde, Friedegund, Gonzalo, Gudrun, Gunda, Gundelinde, Gundolf, Guntbert, Gunthard, Günther, Gunthilde, Guntram, Hildegunde, Kunigunde, Margund, Radegundis |
gunda | Old High German | the protection | Amalberga |
hadu | Old High German | the fight, the battle | Alfons/Alfonsa, Hadebrand, Hademar, Hatto, Hedwig |
hag | Old High German | the fenced place | Hagen |
harja | Old High German | the army, the warrior | |
harti | Old High German | brave, hardy | Adelhard/Abelarda, Aimar, Bernard/Bernharde, Burkhard, Degenhard, Diethard, Eckhard, Erhard, Everard/Everarda, Gebhard, Gerard/Gerharde, Gotthard, Gunthard, Hardy, Hartbert, Hartmann, Hartmut, Hartwig, Hartwin, Lander, Leonhard/Leonarda, Liebhard, Meinhard, Neidhard, Reinhard, Richard/Riccarda, Sieghard, Volkhard, Wighard, Wilhard, Wolfhard |
hassi | Old High German | the Hesse (people of the Germanic tribe of the Hesse) | Hasso |
heil | Old High German | healthy, safe, whole | Eloise, Heilburg, Heilgard, Heilke, Heilwig, Helmer |
heima | Old High German | the home, the homeland | Aimar, Heimo/Hemma, Heimrad, Henry/Henrietta |
heit | Old High German | the kind, the sort, the type | Adelheid, Heidrun |
helfa | Old High German | the help, the support | Helferich |
helm | Old High German | the helmet, the protection | Adelhelm/Adelhelma, Anselm/Anselma, Friedhelm, Helma, Helmgard, Helmtraud, Helmut, Kenelm, Malte, William/Wilhelma |
heri | Old High German | the army, the warrior | Adolar, Dieter, Erwin, Giselher, Günther, Harald, Herbert, Herlinde, Hermann/Hermine, Herwig, Lothar, Luther, Oliver, Rayner, Sieger, Volker, Walter, Werner |
hiltja | Old High German | the fight | Arnhild, Benilda, Berthild, Brunhilde, Burghild, Christhild, Diethild, Gerhild, Griselda, Gunthilde, Hidde, Hildburg, Hildebrand, Hildegard, Hildegunde, Hildemar, Hildrun, Hilger, Hiltrud, Irmhild, Ishilde, Klothilde, Kriemhild, Mathilde, Reinhild, Reinhilde, Romilda, Runhild, Schwanhilde, Sieghilde, Sunnhild, Thusnelda, Veerle |
hlut | Old High German | loud, famous | Clodomiro, Klothilde, Lothar, Ludwig/Louise |
hnod | Old High German | | |
hold | Old High German | | Hulda |
hraban | Old High German | the raven | Alram, Bertram, Guntram, Korbinian, Raban, Waltram, Wolfram |
hruod | Old High German | the fame | Roald, Robert/Roberta, Roderick/Rodina, Roger, Roland/Rolanda, Rosalinde, Rosamunde, Roswitha, Rotraud, Rudolf |
hruom | Old High German | the fame | Romilda, Romuald |
hugu | Old High German | the mind, the spirit | Hubert/Huberta, Hugo/Huguette, Ubaldo/Ubalda |
hun | Old High German | the young animal | Humbert, Hunfried |
hurst | Old High German | the coppice, the underwood | Horst |
idh | Old High German | the work | Ida |
irmin | Old High German | universal | Emma, Imko/Imke, Irma, Irmgard, Irmlinde, Irmtraud |
isan | Old High German | the iron | Isebrand, Isenbert, Ishilde |
itis | Old High German | the woman, the virgin | Ida |
iwa | Old High German | the yew (a tree) | Ivo/Yvonne |
karal | Old High German | the man, the husband | Karl/Charlotte/Carla |
kind | Old High German | the child | Wedekind |
kirsa | Old High German | the cherry | Kirsa |
kraft | Old High German | the strength, the power | Kraft |
kunni | Old High German | the tribe, the clan | Kunibald, Kunibert, Kunigunde, Kuno |
kuoni | Old High German | bold | Conrad/Konrada, Curt |
lant | Old High German | the land, the homeland | Lambert/Lamberta, Lander, Lando, Landolf, Lanfrank, Roland/Rolanda |
lei | Old High German | the cliff, the schistous cliff | Loreley |
leiba | Old High German | the offspring | Detlev, Gottlieb/Godelieve |
lewo | Old High German | the lion | Leonhard/Leonarda |
lind | Old High German | gentle, friendly | Adelinde, Belinda, Berglind, Burglinde, Dietlinde, Gerlinde, Gotlinde, Gundelinde, Herlinde, Irmlinde, Linda, Linde, Merlind, Zelindo/Sieglinde |
linta | Old High German | the lime (a tree), the linden, the lime-wood shield | Dietlinde, Gotlinde, Gundelinde, Rosalinde, Zelindo/Sieglinde |
liob | Old High German | dear, beloved | Leefke, Liebgard, Liebhard, Liebtrud, Liebwin/Livina, Lioba, Lubin |
liut | Old High German | the people | Ledger, Leopold/Leopoldine, Ludger/Ludgera, Ludolf, Ludwina, Luitgard, Luitwin, Luther |
lure | Old High German | the ambush, the lure | Loreley |
madal | Old High German | the council | Major |
magan | Old High German | the strength, the power | Meinhard, Meinolf, Meinrad |
maht | Old High German | the might, the strength | Mathilde |
man | Old High German | the man | Altmann, Hartmann, Hermann/Hermine, Manegold, Manfred, Norman, Thijmen |